Describes a survey of Washington community college presidents, deans of instruction, faculty, and governing board chairs regarding influences on and changes in the role of community college presidents. Considers conflicts in role expectations of various constituencies and the impact of longevity, gender, and previous college experience. (DMM)

Several different meanings of effectiveness as applied to school administrators are identified and analyzed. The criteria of purpose, validity, measurement, and administrative image are used to enhance understanding of four concepts of administrator effectiveness and their implications for the evaluation of school administrators. (SLD)

Presents results af an exploratory study of the role of contextual and personal factors in modifying principals' administrative behavior. Of the personal characteristics, principals' goals, particularly those of providing leadership had the most influence on administrative behavior. Of contextual influences, the district's psychological…

Successful urban superintendents demonstrate various traits not always specified in job descriptions, including an ability to inspire, business savvy, sensitivity to diversity, self-confidence, deference to board members, high energy, and a sense of humor. A school executive assuming an urban superintendency without these qualities will experience…

Gina Kranitz, the new chair of the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) board of directors, the first from the community college sector, is profiled, and her plans for the next year, including several major initiatives for the association, are discussed. (MSE)

A study of the educational, career, and demographic profiles of university vice-chancellors in the United Kingdom from 1960 to 1996 suggests that the shift from academic to administrative, toward executive and managerial, interpretation of university leadership has produced major changes in the career preparation and professional profiles of these…

Finds a significant relationship between empowering behaviors of principals and teacher motivation (the higher the principal's score, the higher teachers' overall motivation score); but finds no relationship between principal empowering behaviors and either teacher job satisfaction or job stress, although teacher motivation was related to both job…

Principal Chris Borgen has led the Fidalgo Elementary School in Anacortes (Washington) to excellence by collaborating with his staff on a commitment to student needs. They implemented a learning model that increased student achievement and IQ. In response to parent requests, a variety of approaches are used, including multiage classrooms,…

David Nufer, Alaska's National Distinguished Principal for 1999, uses collaboration to create a family atmosphere at Finger Lake (Alaska) Elementary School. He turned the scheduling process over to teachers, involved teachers and parents in implementing a two-track system of mixed and single-age classrooms, brought in senior citizens to supplement…

Hispanic and Native-American presidents of two- and four-year colleges are listed by state or territory. Listings include the institution's name, the date of appointment, school type, and student population. African-American presidents of two-year colleges are listed here; African-American presidents of four-year institutions were listed in a…

African Americans constitute only 5.2% of all public community-college presidents and 8% of private two-year college presidents, while minority students constitute over 25% of community college enrollments nationwide. White males sitting on college oversight boards are viewed as an obstacle for African-American presidential candidates, and…

Examines management styles, dispositions, and skills that provide a positive work environment for child care staff. Categorizes suggestions as offering genuine respect and trust, working with a vision for the future, sharing the decision-making process, rejecting a scarcity mentality, tending to the physical environment, and "walking the…

Compares a successful childcare director to an effective coach and adapts the following suggestions for administrators: (1) be a good scout; (2) warm up; (3) offer training camp; (4) get signals straight; (5) use visible scoreboard; (6) consult the team; (7) stay focused; (8) remember the seventh inning stretch; (9) be a model; and (10) create…

Although the participation of administrators in problem-solving consultation teams is frequently mentioned in the literature as an important factor in the effectiveness of those teams, there has been little research into the impact of administrators on such teams. The impact of administrator participation on problem-solving consultation teams…

Considers how school library media specialist administrative responsibilities can carry over to a job as state consultant for school library media services. Discusses characteristics of effective administrators; collaboration; the appreciative inquiry process for systemic change; and duties and projects of the state program that strengthen media…